Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

An active water pipe remains covered outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

An active water pipe remains covered outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A FEMA representative surveys a resident about heat and power availability January 17, 2013 in a neighborhood damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A FEMA representative surveys a resident about heat and power availability January 17, 2013 in a neighborhood damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A FEMA representative surveys a resident about heat and power availability January 17, 2013 in a neighborhood damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A FEMA representative surveys a resident about heat and power availability January 17, 2013 in a neighborhood damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

New York's Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

An active water pipe remains covered outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

An active water pipe remains covered outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Wood and furnishings lie outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Wood and furnishings lie outside a private seaside residence January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A jack-hammer operator from New York's Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, removes asphalt from a street January 17, 2013 to fix a leaking water pipe damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A jack-hammer operator from New York's Department of Environmental Protection, DEP, removes asphalt from a street January 17, 2013 to fix a leaking water pipe damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A local resident stands at the end of a broken and dismantled boardwalk January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A local resident stands at the end of a broken and dismantled boardwalk January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A laborer adjusts a pile-driver along the sea wall January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A laborer adjusts a pile-driver along the sea wall January 17, 2013 damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A woman jogs along the beach January 17, 2013 where a boardwalk had been removed after being damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A woman jogs along the beach January 17, 2013 where a boardwalk had been removed after being damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

A group of volunteer carpenters from Dublin, Ireland help renovate a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded and damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

A group of volunteer carpenters from Dublin, Ireland help renovate a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded and damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Rockaways Recovery From Hurricane Sandy

Robert Nickelsberg

Tony Murray and a group of volunteer carpenters from Dublin, Ireland help renovate a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded and damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Tony Murray and a group of volunteer carpenters from Dublin, Ireland help renovate a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded and damaged during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund.

Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence... News PhotoBasement,Beach,Boiler,Damaged,Destruction,Emergencies and Disasters,Extreme Weather,FEMA,Flood,Horizontal,Human Interest,Hurricane Sandy,Installing,New York City,People,Plumber,Queens - New York City,Rebuilding,Residential Building,Retaining Wall,Roof,Storm,USA,Volunteer,Waist Up,WeatherPhotographer Robert NickelsbergCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Robert NickelsbergNEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 17: Plumbers install a new boiler in a basement at a private residence January 17, 2013 flooded during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways January 17, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York. A $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package was voted through the House of Representatives recently. The funding would be spent on New York and New Jersey transit systems and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)